Girls' name · since 2007
Sahni
Since 2007, U.S. Social Security records show 32 babies named Sahni, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #40,320 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 32
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sahni is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 32 have been recorded since 2007.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sahni has been recorded 32 times among girls since 2007, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2017.
- #40,320 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 32 born since 2007
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sahni ranks #40,320 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 32 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.
- #40,320 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 32
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sahni's 32 recorded births place it above 44.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sahni's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sahni's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sahni popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2017
- Peak year (2012)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Sahni by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (20 births, 63% of the file).
2010s was Sahni's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Sahni births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 20 births (63% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sahni: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~10 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2007–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sahni draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.